The dark horse
The anointment of King David is a fascinating story (Samuel I, Ch.16). Much like the later cinderella story, HaShem's desire for David...
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David Dombrowsky
- Mar 28, 2020
- 4 min
Feeling lonely?
וַתְּחַסְּרֵהוּ מְעַט מֵאֱלקִים, וְכָבוֹד וְהָדָר תְּעַטְּרֵהוּ “You have made him (man) slightly less than God himself, and you have...
David Dombrowsky
- Mar 25, 2020
- 3 min
Whada ya know
רפואה שלימה ליצחק בן יהודות בתוך שאר חולי ישראל We’re afraid. But what are we afraid of? If we look deep inside ourselves we might find,...
David Dombrowsky
- Mar 3, 2020
- 3 min
Purim – it’s OUR time to shine
Using the poetic license of Reb Nosson, we can see Esther as an aspect of the Jewish people, Mordechai as the generation’s tzaddik emes...
David Dombrowsky
- Feb 14, 2020
- 2 min
The unappreciated mitzvah
“הַהִתְבּוֹדְדוּת הוּא מַעֲלָה עֶלְיוֹנָה וּגְדוֹלָה מִן הַכּל” “Secluded and improvised prayer [in ones native tongue] is the greatest...
David Dombrowsky
- Feb 2, 2020
- 3 min
The history of Jewish Meditation
“The key ingredient to true faith is a clear imagination. The intellect is limited by its knowledge. Faith only starts where the...
David Dombrowsky
- Dec 24, 2019
- 3 min
Feeling small on Chanuka
Do you find it hard to stay lit on Chanuka? The more people I talk to, the more I hear how difficult it is to stay positive on Chanuka....
David Dombrowsky
- Dec 22, 2019
- 3 min
Goody goody
“…And this is the aspect of Yosef Hatzaddik (Joseph), of whom it says, ‘איש אשר רוח אלקים בו’ (‘A man who possesses the spirit of God...
David Dombrowsky
- Oct 28, 2019
- 2 min
A new day, a new me
“The true counsel can only be given by those who have already been released from the hands of the evil inclination. Because someone who...
David Dombrowsky
- Oct 14, 2019
- 3 min
Picture this
So did you have any guests for Sukkos? Well, you certainly did. The holy ushpizin, the seven shepherds, come to visit our sukkah during...
David Dombrowsky
- Jun 30, 2019
- 2 min
Always more
Korach had completely neutralized his bodily desires. As one of the Levites that carried the holy ark, he was on such a spiritual level...
David Dombrowsky
- Jun 15, 2019
- 2 min
This is how it is, or is it?
Although the intellect of a child is typically much weaker than that of an adult, the opposite is true when it comes to his imagination....
David Dombrowsky
- Apr 14, 2019
- 2 min
You can’t understand what I’m going through!
The loneliness of pain and suffering can be unbearable. It’s all but frustrating to try and relate the pain, yet so so hard to bear it...
David Dombrowsky
- Dec 31, 2018
- 2 min
The tzaddik and me
This time of year we read about the Jewish people’s exile in Egypt. Of course, the Torah is a living Torah, which is also addressing our...
David Dombrowsky
- Dec 23, 2018
- 2 min
The finishing touches
There was once a large city that was fortified with a tremendous wall. All the kings used their forces to conquer it but were...
David Dombrowsky
- Dec 19, 2018
- 1 min
A new belief
The woman in the painting doesn’t see the tree. She needs to turn around. After 22 years separation from his favorite son, Jacob comes...
David Dombrowsky
- Dec 12, 2018
- 3 min
You can do it!
In Reb Nosson‘s dairy, he describes the scene of his meeting some emissaries from Vilna, while on his way to the Land of Israel (April...
David Dombrowsky
- Dec 11, 2018
- 2 min
This world
“The Rebbe, of blessed memory, declared: Look! Everyone says there is this world and the World to Come. Now, we believe there is a World...
David Dombrowsky
- Dec 2, 2018
- 2 min
Believe it!
Reb Nosson recorded in Torah 25 that after Rebbe Nachman taught the lesson, he said “now we need to call the Evil One by a new name. It’s...
David Dombrowsky
- Nov 22, 2018
- 3 min
Believing in reality
Whenever I tell people that I’m writing a book about Moshiach, Gan Eden and the Resurrection of the dead, I get great feedback. “It’s...